Oceans
Massachusetts town grapples with sea rise after sand barrier fails
A $500,000 sand dune collapsed in days after being erected, and residents are looking for help to protect their homes
Erum Salam
17, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
Scientists divided over whether record heat is acceleration of climate crisis
Some believe global anomalies are in line with predictions but others are more concerned by speed of change
Jonathan Watts and Tural Ahmedzade
16, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
Bull sharks thriving off Alabama despite rising sea temperatures, study says
Researchers from Mississippi State University say aggressive ocean predator appears to benefit from climate emergency
Richard Luscombe
15, Mar, 2024 @5:35 PM
Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’
Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British Columbia
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
15, Mar, 2024 @1:09 PM
Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say
Impact on ecosystems must be predicted before technology is used, US atmospheric science agency chief says
Fiona Harvey Environment editor
14, Mar, 2024 @2:30 PM
Swept away: $500,000 sand dune built to protect US homes disappears in days
Property owners dumped 15,000 tons of sand in a Massachusetts town to fend off dangerous tides, but it was swept away in 72 hours
Erum Salam
13, Mar, 2024 @8:15 PM
Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’
Coral larvae more likely to settle on degraded reefs bathed in marine soundscapes, Caribbean study shows
Ian Sample Science editor
13, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM
Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground
The long read: The ocean’s depths are not some remote alien realm, but are in fact intimately entangled with every other part of the planet. We should treat them that way
James Bradley
12, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
No crops, no brides: how rising seas are killing India’s coastal villages
As the sea inundates Odisha’s coastline, livelihoods have withered with the harvest and weddings are a rarity as young women refuse to move to areas where they see no future
Aishwarya Mohanty in Udaykani, Odisha
11, Mar, 2024 @10:44 AM
Discovered in the deep: tiny ‘sucker-bum squid’ with martial arts moves
The two species of pygmy squid the size of a fingernail live on Japanese coral reefs. Spotting them is a sign of a healthy ecosystem, say scientists
Helen Scales
11, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
Deep sea exploration: what’s it like to take a trip on a submersible?
Submersibles allow us to witness the wonders of the depths of our planet like nothing else. But after the OceanGate disaster, how safe are they? Cal Flyn goes aboard…
Cal Flyn
10, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
Deep Water by James Bradley review – what lies beneath
The awe-inspiring life in our oceans – and its desperate fight for survival
Philip Ball
07, Mar, 2024 @7:30 AM
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